Hey MISSOURI hunters.....

[arrow30]

im seeing bucks running together, 4-6 in a bunch . bachelor gangs!

[JakeD]

Beautiful morning to be in the woods. I'm sitting here waiting on some turkeys that got close, but not close enough yesterday afternoon. Heard them on the roost, so hopefully they won't stand me up.

[TIM B]

I agree jake afraid it's gonna get hot quick tho.....haven't even seen a deer yet.....
Tim B

[JakeD]

Dang turkeys are hard to hit! I just whiffed on a hen at 15 yards. Luckily she was by herself. There is another group that hangs around here that can still come by this evening.

[arrow30]

it was a nice morning, gonna be cold tomorrow morning.

[beemann]

What a great thread .

[JakeD]

No more turkeys ever showed. I'll be trying to call some song dogs in tomorrow morning.

[John Krause]

Had 6 hens and a bobcat go by at about 35 yds this morning. Haven't seen a deer in the last several sits. Big woods and no crops

[arrow30]

i seen plenty deer, had 4 does right under me for awhile. then as they moved off i heard something running.
i jerked my head around to the right.
and 2 does came flying by, a minute later after i hung my bow back up. here comes 5 bucks 2 real big ones and a nice one and a im not sure
what he was.
and a six pointer.
something i have never seen or heard.
the big buck was chasing the other big buck, like he wanted to kill him. they were all out running with all they had.
the big buck chasing the other was snorting not grunting, while im grabbing my bow trying to get turned to shoot one of them, any one! the only one to stop was the six pointer.
as i was letting the string down i turned to look at him and he was just standing there,
i thought not you!
those big bucks cleared the woods of all the deer.
i wonder if that buck ever caught the other 
so after a little while i climbed down to take a walk and look around.
i found a monster 8 pointer( 20+ inches wide 12-13 inch tines) with a doe, but they were on private property, all i could do was watch. for a little while. helluva day in the woods!

finally learning where the big bucks are hiding out, when im down to the last few days of this hunt, wish i could start this month over again. knowing what i know now. i have hunted almost every day, over a mile in. im beat!
oh i had 2 gobblers walk about 20 yds from me this morning too. but they are not on the menu 

[John Krause]

Turkeys are always on the menu. Out of a tree they are tough

[John Krause]

30. You hunting around St Louis or down at your place

[arrow30]

John, its a management hunt, in a st. louis county park. its loaded with deer. rubs on trees as big as my leg everywhere.

[bowmaster12]

Arrow 30, are the draws for the management hunts open to non residents?  Might give me a reason to visit my brother.

[arrow30]

yes they are, i had to look it up.

[dnovo]

Finally came together tonight for me. Got a young doe but it's the only  good chance I've had this year.

[arrow30]

good deal Dan, congratts!

[TIM B]

Way to go danny! 
It was chilly this morn w that wind....no deer seen
Tim B

[arrow30]

no. 3 doe
the management hunt was great.
first year they ever opened st. louis county parks to archery hunts, they are supposed to add more parks to the list for next year.
and i lost my good hunting spot this year.
that i have been hunting since i was 20 years old, so i was lucky to get drawn for this hunt .
because its close to home and full of deer.   now its back to reality and public hunting .

[John Krause]

Way to go, Dan! Nice shot, 30!

[JakeD]

Well done guys! Congratulations!